ST. PATRICK’S /

HOLY TRINITY

MISSION STATEMENT To share the good news of Jesus

in word and deed; to gather in

prayer, worship, and the celebra-

tion of the Eucharist; to facilitate

life-long faith formation; to serve

the larger community especially

the poor and marginalized; and to

sustain parish ministry through

the stewardship of time, talent,

and treasure.

SACRAMENTS

RECONCIL IATION ST . PATRICK’S :

4:00-4:30 PM SATURDAYS

HOLY T RINITY :

7:45 AM

2ND & 4TH SUNDAYS

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BLE WHEN HOSPITAL IZED .

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PREGNANCY FOR PREPARA-

T ION CLASS .

MARRIAGE CALL THE OFFICE AT LEAST

NINE MONTHS TO ONE YEAR

AHEAD TO PLAN MARRIAGE

PREPARAT ION . W EDDING

DATE SHOULD NOT BE SET

UNTIL PREPARAT IONS HAVE

BEGUN .

ANNULMENT/

MARRIAGE VALIDAT ION CALL THE OFFICE TO LEARN

MORE ABOUT THIS PROCESS

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YOU ARE DIVORCED AND

REMARRIED OR NEVER MAR-

RIED IN THE CATHOLIC

CHURCH .

RCIA

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INTERESTED IN LEARNING

MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC

CHURCH OR THE RCIA PRO-

CESS .

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Holy Trinity Church

208 Kilworth St N Exira, IA 50076

Office 712-563-2283

Holy Trinity Hall 712-268-5466

St. Patrick’s Church 116 E Division St

Audubon, IA 50025 Office 712-563-2283

St. Patrick’s Parish Ctr 712-563-3300

The FIRST Sunday OF ADVENT

November 27, 2016

The word ‘advent’, is from the Latin adventus (Greek parousia), and means ‘coming’ or

‘arrival’. The Advent Season is focused on the ‘coming’ of Jesus as Messiah (Christ or

King). It not only prepares us spiritually for Christmas (his first coming), but also for his

eventual second coming. Hence, the scripture readings during Advent include both Old

Testament passages related to the expected Messiah, and New Testament passages

concerning Jesus’ second coming as judge of all. It also includes passages about John

the Baptist, the precursor who prepared the way for the Messiah. When the Church cele-

brates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the

Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful

renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By celebrating the precursor’s birth and martyrdom,

the Church unites herself to his desire: ‘He must increase, but I must decrease’. Since Advent looks for-

ward to Christ’s birth and Incarnation, it is an appropriate way to begin the Church Year.

This Advent is different from every other Advent that we have ever lived. It is different because we are

different. In the past year, we have changed. We have another year of life under our belts. Maybe it was

a year full of successes, joys, and advances. May be it was a year full of failures and sins. May be it was

a year of suffering and hardship. Whatever happened during the past year, it has affected us. We have

more experience, more knowledge, and, we hope, a little more wisdom and a deeper love for God and

neighbor. As a result, when we turn our attention once again to Advent, to the three comings of Christ:

his first, 2000 years ago; his last, sometime in the future, and his ongoing one, through his grace, his

providence, and the sacraments - when we turn our attention to these three comings of Christ, we will

see something new, something different. Jesus Christ is God. He is infinite beauty, power, goodness and

truth. We can never know him completely. He is an inexhaustible treasury of greatness. Because of our

life experience during the past year, we are now ready to discover new facets of this treasure, new lev-

els of meaning, wisdom, strength and joy. God’s providence has been preparing us over this past year,

so that we could now learn things about God and his plan of salvation that he couldn’t show us before,

because we weren’t ready. All three of those comings of Christ have the same purpose: to reestablish

and deepen our friendship with God. He is looking forward making that happen, to deepening our friend-

ship with him, in these coming weeks of Advent. Let us answer this challenge as we embrace a new li-

turgical season.

Pastor: Rev. Antony Mathew Phone: 712-304-4836 (cell)

E-mail: amathew8@sbcglobal.net

Secretary: Kathryn Yager

Bookkeeper: Linda Blomme

Dir. of Religious Education: Jennifer Mosinski

Office Hours: Tuesday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Thursday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Office E-mail: spht@iowatelecom.net

Website: www.sphtdm.org

Cordial welcome Most Rev. Richard Pates!

We are delighted to welcome our shepherd, Most Rev. Richard Pates to St.

Patrick and Holy Trinity Catholic Church. On April 10, 2008, Bishop Richard

E. Pates was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the ninth bishop for the

Diocese of Des Moines, and he was installed on May 29, 2008. He is the

third consecutive Twin Cities auxiliary bishop to be given the appointment.

Bishop Joseph L. Charron, C.PP.S. and Bishop William H. Bullock also

served the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis before moving to Des

Moines.

HOLY TRINITY’S CALENDAR:

Wednesday, Nov. 30: 8:30 a.m.-Mass [For The People]

4:15 p.m.- RE Class K-6th grade

5:30 p.m.-Mass

First Reconciliation

6:30 p.m.-RE Class 7-12th grades

Thursday, Dec. 1:

6:30 p.m.-RCIA @ St. Patrick’s

Sunday, Dec. 4: 10:30 a.m.-Mass [Mary Wulf]

ST. PATRICK’S CALENDAR :

Tuesday, Nov. 29: 7:30 a.m.-Mass [ ]

8:00 a.m.-Bible Study

Wednesday, Nov. 30: 4:15 p.m.- RE Class K-6th grade

5:30 p.m.-Mass [ ]

First Reconciliation

6:30 p.m.-RE Class 7-12th grades

7:00 p.m.-Ecumenical Advent Service of

Choirs@Our Saviour’s Lutheran

Thursday, Dec. 1: 7:30 a.m.-Mass [Christopher Fett]

6:30 p.m.-RCIA @ St. Patrick’s

Friday, Dec. 2: 5:30 p.m.-Mass [ ]Adoration/Benediction

Saturday, Dec. 3: 9:00 a.m.– SPCW Cookie walk

5:00 p.m.-Mass [Mark Madsen]

Sunday, Dec. 4: Second Sunday of Advent

HEAVEN CENT SUNDAY

8:30 a.m.-Mass [Richard Michalski]

9:30 A.M.-Coffee & Rolls

served by 10th graders

Happy Birthday

27th- Courtney Blomme

29th- Lauryn Beymer

30th- Lisa Sorensen

1st- Alex Klever

Amanda Kommes

Andi Riesgaard

2nd- Roger Griffith

NOTICE: If you have a loved one in the hospital who would like

to receive an anointing, communion or a visit, please call the

office to notify us. Hospitals cannot tell us who is admitted.

This must come from the families. Thank you!

If you would like to have a mass said in memory or in

honor of a friend or loved one or any special intentions,

please notify the office or place your request in the offer-

tory. Suggested Mass stipends are $5.

All those involved in serving our country in any capacity. May they be

kept free of harm and know our prayers are with them.

Special prayers to those on our prayer chain: Sally Kerwin, Cory Cornwell,

Hayden Weisenborn, John Renze, Sue Merical, Keegan Provost, Caleb De-

ist, Debbie Inman, Mary Dentlinger, Pat Strauss, Mary Ann Lundberg,

Amanda Lumpkin, Nicole O’Tool, John Vonnahme, Jean Michalski, Don

Kalkhoff, Joel Sivinski, Bruce Kennedy, Diane Wagner, Lorraine Bintner,

Darla Mullenger, Savannah Meiners, Linda Weston, Teri Williamson and

Chrissy Dankenbring.

All those who are suffering and their families remain in our thoughts and

prayers. Please contact the office if your loved one’s condition changes.

Remember in your prayers:

Tom & Lynn Klever

35 Yrs. ~ November 28, 1981

Happy Anniversary

November 20, 2016 giving

St. Patrick’s Holy Trinity

Tithes 1,972.00 652.00

Plate 62.25 34.00

Total 2,034.25 686.00

St. Patrick’s Parish is short of our

ADA goal by $3,625.00. If you

have not pledged or donated

toward the Annual Diocesan Ap-

peal, please prayerfully consider

doing so. If you have misplaced

your donation card, please con-

tact the church office for a re-

placement.

HOLY TRINITY CHICKEN SUPPER

FINAL REPORT

Income $3,466.00

Expense $2,389.91

Net profit $1,076.09

Served 344. Up approx. 100 from

2015. Thank you to all who helped

in any way to make this a successful

fundraiser!

St. Patrick Youth’s bottle/can and newspaper

collections are on-going for NCYC trips and other

youth events. Please leave bottles in the bin

on the east side of the garage and the news-

papers (no inserts) inside the garage on the

east side. Thank you for supporting our kids!

Grades K-6th 4:15-5:30p

Junior High—High School 6:30-8:00p

We need assistance in preparing meals for

our junior and senior high students on

Wednesday evenings.

A sign in sheet is next to the entrance for all RE students.

List of upcoming Coffee & Rolls served by youth:

Dec. 4– 10th graders

Jan. 1-Jr. High

BECOMING THE BEST DISCIPLE: The quote for this week that also appears on the whiteboard in the

entry of the church is:

“Savor the blessings that our Savior provides

and give Thanks! .”

Take time this week to sit quietly, or perhaps as you drive to your des-

tination, to reflect on that question.

THE HOLY EUCHARIST: The Holy Eucharist is the heart and summit of the

Church’s life...for by this sacrifice he pours out

the graces of salvation on his Body which is the

Church. Let us therefore make use of the God-

given opportunity to participate in the Holy Eucharist, and

receive Holy Communion as often as we can.

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE:

ADVENT GIVING TREE: St. Pat’s is in need of someone to

head up the Giving Tree during Advent. Please call the

church office (563.2283) or Jane Schmitz (563.2748) if

willing.

We are collecting plastic bags again to make blankets for

those in need. Please leave them in the basement.

Thank you!

Liturgical season of Advent

As a new liturgical year begins with the season of Advent, God

gives us another opportunity to celebrate His offer of love and

friendship, in and through His Incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. We

enjoy that love and friendship by being members of St. Pat-

rick/Holy Trinity parish families. As we celebrate the birth of

Jesus Christ, we are also reminded of his Second Coming at

the end of time. This coming is prophesied in the New Testa-

ment, and he comes to judge the living and the dead, and

bring about the final triumph of good over evil. The season of

Advent season is a time of grace to nurture and strengthen our

life of discipleship by devoting a little more of our God-given

time for prayer, participating in the Holy Eucharist regularly,

spending a little of our time for spiritual reading, and getting

involved in other corporal works of mercy. Thus we will be fully

prepared to encounter the Lord when he comes to meet us.

May you and I be inspired to answer this challenge of the Lord.

Thank you for your acts of mercy and kindness with

Heaven Cent donations. The buckets will help us

start the Advent Season. Heaven Cent is the week-

end of Dec. 3 and 4th at St. Pat’s and Dec. 11th at

Holy Trinity. Have a Blessed Advent.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin

Mary is celebrated on Thursday, December 8. It is a Holy Day of

Obligation, meaning all Catholics are obligated to celebrate the

feast by participating in the Holy Eucharist. Holy Trinity Parish family

will celebrate the feast with a Mass on Thursday, December 8 at

8.30 a.m. and St. Patrick Parish family will celebrate the feast with

a Mass on Thursday, December 8 at 5.30 p.m. Let us honor our

patroness, and imitate her example of discipleship.

Advent Reconciliation Service

The season of Advent Season focusses on the coming of Jesus

Christ. It reminds us of His threefold coming: His first coming over

2000 years ago; His last coming sometime in the future; and finally

His ongoing coming through His grace, His providence, and the sac-

raments. All of the three comings of Christ have the same purpose:

to reestablish and deepen our friendship with God. Christ is looking

forward to making that happen, and let us do our part by answering

that challenge through a life of repentance and conversion. Follow-

ing is the schedule for the advent reconciliation services: -

Wednesday, December 7 (for children in the religious educa-

tion program).

Friday, December 9 (Individual Confessions at 4.00 p.m. at

Holy Trinity).

Sunday, December 11 (Individual Confessions at 4.00 at

p.m. at St. Patrick).

FIRST FRIDAY EXPOSITION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST,

ADORATION, AND BENEDICTION

St. Patrick Parish family will celebrate the

First Friday on December 2nd with a Mass at

5.30 p.m. followed by the Exposition of the

Holy Eucharist, Adoration, and Benediction at

7.00 p.m. Let us make our first Friday of ad-

vent special by participating in the Holy Eu-

charist, and spending a little time with the

Eucharistic Lord to receive graces and blessings for ourselves,

for our families, and for our world.

God of light and life, give us hope as we wait for your coming

again. When we are tempted to be grateful to have found you

while others are lost, send us out into the darkness in search of

those who need you most, we pray to the Lord. Amen

PRAY FOR THEIR SERVICE: Several of our members and relatives of mem-

bers are currently serving in the military.

Please pray for them and their families. We

pray for their safety and when on a mission,

their quick return home to family and friends.

Mary Jo Bauer Matt Anthofer Sara Kerkhoff

Don Mosinski Marty Hupp Aaron & Deanna Kerkhoff

Robert Hjuler Chris Hjuler Casey & Taylor Kerkhoff

Mark Hjuler Craig Hjuler Zachary Kirkpatrick

Mark Otte Beck Benton Rusty Dixon

Bradley Sutter Irlmeier Madeline Bintner

*Please contact the office with names of other service men/women.

Corpus Christi Council members:

(Parish Pastoral Council)

Steve Brinkman, Chair

Judy Bintner, Secretary

Harriet Jayne

Evelyn Nelson

Roger Nelson

Joanne Greving

Gary Rasmussen

St. Patrick’s Finance Council :

Steve Schmitz, Chair

Alice Lauridsen, Secretary

Virginia Mennenoh

Dean Fett

Leonard Baumhover

Linda Kerkhoff

Holy Trinity Finance Council:

Gary Vais, Chair

Julie Christensen, Secretary

Cleo Wiskus

Ben Hansen

Perry Paulsen

HOLY TRINITY: Sunday, December 4– 10:30 A.M.

Ushers: Don Greving, Joe Rasmussen

Servers: Austin Rasmussen, Cole Brabham, VOLUNTEER

Music:

Lectors: Mary Ann Huegerich

Eucharist Ministers: Don Greving, Judy Bintner, Mike Bintner

Shut-ins:

Altar Society Committee (Dec./Jan.): Chairperson: Megan Wilkerson,

Jane Beckendorf, Amanda Kommes, Riann Hansen, & Cleo Wiskus

ST. PATRICK’S: Saturday, December 3– 5:00 P.M.

Ushers: Kenny Petersen, Terry Huffman

Greeters: Angie Petersen, Frances Huffman

Servers: Tanner & McKenna Petersen, Brody Beane

Music: Jo Beane

Lectors: Judy Wagner

Eucharist Ministers: Maxine Klein, Jon & Alice Lauridsen,

Dean/Charlotte Fett

Sacristan: Roger Griffith

Sunday, December 4–8:30 A.M.

Ushers: Kevin Schlichte

Greeters: Ruth Ann Bock, Sue Clausen

Servers: Olivia Carter, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER

Music: Linda Blomme, Michelle Schlichte

Lectors: Ann Carter

Eucharist Ministers: Larry/Lora Anthofer, Ruth Ann Bock,

Joanne Greving, Ann Carter

Sacristan: Brian Klocke

Video: Howard Weitl

Shut-Ins:

Dorothy: Friendship Home, June Campbell, & Jean Michalski

Linda Irlmeier: Sally Kerwin (Saturday) & Hospital

Darrell Wittrock/Joanne Greving: Terry & Pat Crosley

Question of the week: What “work of darkness” do I need to

throw off? What “armor of light” do I need to put on to en-

sure that I am “awake” and “prepared” for the hour of the

Lord’s coming?

St. Patrick’s Catholic Women Cookie Walk

December 3, 2016

9:00-11:00am

$8/filled cookie box

$9/advance orders

For advance orders, please call Virginia Mennenoh 304.0223

or Linda Blomme 304.0092 by Friday, Dec. 2nd.